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April 2022
Principal’s Welcome On Thursday, some of our Year 11 students
I hope that this final newsletter of the term finds attended a district wide conference at the
you and your family well. Municipal Hall in Colne led by subject experts in
English, Maths and Science in preparation for
Our core value of the week was ambition. This is
GCSE exams this summer. This event was
very fitting as we have held a number of
followed in the evening by our ‘Steps to Success’
celebratory events this week. It began with our
event which was attended by parents from Years
amazing ‘Big Breakfast’ on Monday morning. All
10 and 11.
our winners enjoyed an extended break to collect
their certificates and breakfast treats because they As the term draws to a close we say a fond
had completed the half term without receiving any farewell to Mrs Parsons who has worked at West
negative ClassCharts points. Well done everyone! Craven for over 20 years! Mrs Parsons has
supported some of our most vulnerable students
Tuesday saw our termly presentation of the Pride
over the years. She has helped to ensure that
in Presentation awards. Every member of staff
many students have been able to access their
nominated a student who consistently presents
next step in education by building their
work to a high standard, demonstrating real
confidence and by providing bespoke help.
ambition in their studies. We held a special event
to congratulate all our award winners in the school After the Easter break, we welcome a number of
library. There are photos of them receiving new staff: Ms Attwood-Jones in Spanish, Ms
certificates and prizes later in this newsletter. Garrett in English, Mr Williams in Maths and Ms
Waddington and Ms Cassidy will join us as
As a reading academy, we couldn’t let the term
Pastoral Support Workers for Year 8 and Year 9.
end without recognition of our top readers. Well
I am also delighted to announce that Mr Hughes
done to everyone who was entered for the prize
will be joining our team on a permanent basis as
draw for achieving 100% on our Accelerated
a SENDCo too. We extend a warm West Craven
Reader quizzes. Kenzie and Kayleigh were this
welcome to all of them.
terms prize winners winning a Love2Shop
voucher. Please continue to stay safe and I hope that you
and your family have a relaxing break. I look
Wednesday saw our Year 9 options assembly and
forward to welcoming your child back into school
parental engagement evening. Students were
on Tuesday 19th April.
keen to find out about our wide range of both
academic and vocational courses on offer. The Mrs Tracy Foy
deadline for choosing options will be Friday 22nd Principal
April. For more information please visit our school
website at this link:
https://www.westcraven.co.uk/options-event-
2022/1146.html
19 Term begins 23 Year 6 Transition Day
April
Year 7 Parents’ Evening
June
21 23 Year 6 – 7 Induction Evening
3:30 – 6:30pm 5:30 – 7pm
22 Deadline for Year 9 Options forms
29 Parent Forum @ 5pm
2 May Day 29 Year 7 Residential Trip to Cheshire
9 National Mental Health Week
4 Year 10 Work Experience (Week 1)
May
11 Parent Forum @ 5pm
11 Year 10 work Experience (Week 2)
16 Walk to School Week
18 Enrichment Week
July
19 National Numeracy Day
18 Year 10 Careers Day
27 School closes for half term
19 Sports Day
6 Term begins 20 Year 9 Geography Field Trip
22 Last day of term – students
10 Duke of Edinburgh Expedition
dismissed @ 1pm
(2 Days)
June
20 National School Sport Week
21 Year 10 Geography Field Trip -
Malham
22 GCSE Art Exhibition - Main Hall
Executive Principal’s Award Winners
Ambition Supportive Positivity Independence Resilience Equality
Well done and many congratulations to
Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11
Zakariya Ahmed Muhammad Khan Naseem Grace Plant Joel Patrick Sophie Thompson
who each received a
Lynne Blomley, Executive Principal’s Award
for the most ASPIRE core value points across the whole year group, keep up the good work!
Executive Principal’s Award Winners
Ambition Supportive Positivity Independence Resilience Equality
Well done and many congratulations to
Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11
Zakariya Ahmed Muhammad Khan Naseem Grace Plant Joel Patrick Sophie Thompson
who each received a
Lynne Blomley, Executive Principal’s Award
for the most ASPIRE core value points across the whole year group, keep up the good work!
End of Term ASPIRE Rewards
Ambition Supportive Positivity Independence Resilience Equality
Congratulations to these students for the excellent attitude and effort that they have displayed in
showing our ASIPRE core values over this term.
This half term the challenge set by Mrs Foy was to achieve no negatives on class charts. The
following students managed to do this and each received a celebratory breakfast this week. A
fantastic effort, keep up the good work!
Hanifa Ahmed Summer Fitzpatrick
Humaira Ahmed Noah Fraser
Simra Ahmed Noah Gaul
Zakariya Ahmed Year 7 Taylor Glennon
Izobel Anderson Nixie Griffiths
Grace Ariss George Hall
Amelia Ashton Aiden Bradshaw Kenzie Hargreaves
Isabella Barrett Harry Brown Farah Hayat
Mikolaj Bednarski Miya-Elize Cassie Grace Haythornthwaite
Jack Berger Oscar Clayton Libby Hird
Thomas Berger Evie Clegg Ava–Rose Hughes
Thalia Coldwell
Finley Jacques Isaac Tait
Ruby Dickinson
Alan Klosek Isabelle Teal
Sophie Dix
Maisie Livesey Dainton Tennent
Madison Ellam
Rosanna Love Robert Thornber
Nathan English
James Markham Evie Thornton
Maryam Fatima
Harvey Marshall Mackenzie Thorpe
Archie Mcleod Arron Noble Grace Waddle
Natalia Michalczyk Jakub Perczak Sonny Wade
Alexander Murgatroyd Theo Pickles Chrissy Walton
Isobel Naylor Hannah Rogan Daisy Wellock
Arabella Nesbitt-Hancock Alfie Sergeant George Whitworth
Umar Shahzad
Daisy Simpson
Freddy Simpson
Chloe Skaife
Lewis Smith
Owen Stephenson
End of Term ASPIRE Awards
Ambition Supportive Positivity Independence Resilience Equality
Year 7
End of Term ASPIRE Awards
Ambition Supportive Positivity Independence Resilience Equality
Year 7
End of Term ASPIRE Rewards
Ambition Supportive Positivity Independence Resilience Equality
Congratulations to these students for the excellent attitude and effort that they have displayed in
showing our ASIPRE core values over this term.
This half term the challenge set by Mrs Foy was to achieve no negatives on class charts. The
following students managed to do this and each received a celebratory breakfast this week. A
fantastic effort, keep up the good work!
Ruby Hartley
Umme Akhtar
Evie Higson
Lexie Allen
Holly Houseman
Jannat Aslam Riaz Year 8 Aneesa Kanwal
Mahnoor Azam
Ben Kendall
Lewis Barnes
Kainat Khaliq
Natalie Barritt Ava Craddock Muhammad Khan Naseem
Caitlin Blake Jayden Cuttriss Sofia Kobylecka
Tyler Bond Ciaran Daly Jessica Livesey
Grace Clegg Garth Duffy Joshua Macgregor
George Fitzpatrick
Joseph Fortune
William Mara Bradley Garner Emily Smith
Olivia Marsden Connor Graham Olivia Sutcliffe
Arwen McIvor Emily Gray Zara Syers
Riley Moss Claire Green Sahil Taimoor
Joshua Newell
Alfie Thomas
Elouise Nickson-Rees
Isla Rigby Gabrielle Thompson
Daisy Ottewell
Michael Rigg-Moya Jasmine Walton
Lewis Ralph
Oliver Roberts Ruby Whiteside
Olivia Ralph
Ruby Robinson Bradley Wood
Michael Richardson
Finnlay Ross
Haleema Sadia
Muhammad Safdar
Luke Schollick
Hayden Seed
Olly Smith
End of Term ASPIRE Awards
Ambition Supportive Positivity Independence Resilience Equality
Year 8
End of Term ASPIRE Awards
Ambition Supportive Positivity Independence Resilience Equality
The Big BreakfastEnd of Term ASPIRE Rewards
Ambition Supportive Positivity Independence Resilience Equality
Congratulations to these students for the excellent attitude and effort that they have displayed in
showing our ASIPRE core values over this term.
This half term the challenge set by Mrs Foy was to achieve no negatives on class charts. The
following students managed to do this and each received a celebratory breakfast this week. A
fantastic effort, keep up the good work!
Fatima Asif Alfred Holman
Shahiryaar Aslam Riaz
Year 9
Abdul Rehman Iqbal Begum
Harris Brierley Isabelle Jesson
Isabelle Chew Ayan Khalid
Harley Cooper Emily Jane Kibble
Freya Craddock Ty Kollakowski
Ellie Dean
Henry Gane
Ruby Gill
Esha Haider
Jasmine Hartley
Rosie Hill
Evie McCallum Emily Taylor
Macy Parker Jack Trickett
Jamie Pearson Sem Vavrok
Casey Richardson Aimee Wade
Calleigh Riding Isaac Whiteley
Lottie Robinson Floyd Whittaker
Lily Rogan
Rida Shahid
William Shuttleworth
Olivia Stephenson
Alisia Sturzu
Noah SyersEnd of Term ASPIRE Rewards
Ambition Supportive Positivity Independence Resilience Equality
Congratulations to these students for the excellent attitude and effort that they have displayed in
showing our ASIPRE core values over this term.
This half term the challenge set by Mrs Foy was to achieve no negatives on class charts. The
following students managed to do this and each received a celebratory breakfast this week. A
fantastic effort, keep up the good work!
Alina Ahmed Amabel Foster-Bond
Ayeza Amer Year 10 Erys Gaul
Jacob Ariss Oliver Gedling
Emily-Jayne Austin Jackson Grace
Kelsi-Morgan Bailey Martha Green
Mya Baines Bryony Hardacre
Connor Barr Lewis Blackburn Dawood Hassan
Charlize Bradshaw
Ben Brookes-Levy
Emily Crowder
Leah Dickinson
Seamus Driver
Violet Haworth Maham Farooq Dileevia Arey Sabrey
Eloise Jamieson
Haram Sana Ulla
Abbie Kendall
Paige Thompson
Taskeen Kousar
Poppy Town
Lilli-Mae Lorente-Edwards
Fennella Turner
Isobelle Moffat
Angus Walker
Omer Mohammad
Olivia Mount
Rose Piskorska
Jake Redmond
Mason Riley
Charlotte RobinsonEnd of Term ASPIRE Awards
Ambition Supportive Positivity Independence Resilience Equality
Years 9 and 10End of Term ASPIRE Rewards
Ambition Supportive Positivity Independence Resilience Equality
Congratulations to these students for the excellent attitude and effort that they have displayed in
showing our ASIPRE core values over this term.
This half term the challenge set by Mrs Foy was to achieve no negatives on class charts. The
following students managed to do this and each received a celebratory breakfast this week. A
fantastic effort, keep up the good work!
Paige Anderson
Evie-Mai Blenkhorn Lorraine Stewart
Skye Catlow
Year 11 Troy Thompson
Thomas Council Sophie Thompson
Rodney Dewhurst Ocean Tyrrell
Ciara Duffy Veronika Vavrok
Harley Garner Elizabeth Holtom Alex Waddington
Bethany Hird Chloe Johnstone Sebastian Woodhead
Blazej Klosek
Jack Lee
Amber Muller
Jamie Noon
Jack Robinson
Bradley SmithPride in Presentation Awards
This week saw the second set of awards for 'Pride in Presentation' which is one of our key
priorities as a school. All members of staff were invited to nominate a student who produces
well-presented work and takes pride in the work they produce. This set of awards has been very
generously sponsored by Silentnight and we would like to say a huge thank you to them for
providing the prizes for this event. I'm sure you will be impressed with the quality of work
produced. Well done to all of our deserving winners
Principal’s Award
Joshua Macgregor
Deputy Principal Awards Deputy Principal Awards
Year 7 Year 10
Solomon Hartley Kelsi-Morgan Bailey
Year 8 Year 11
Olivia Ralph Alfie-James Harney
Year 9
Ruby Gill
Amelia Garrett
Mohammad Abdullah Arwen McIvor
Erys Gaul
Jacob Ariss Jodie Morley
Rosie Hill
Jannat Aslam riaz Elouise Nickson-Rees
Bethany Hird
Emily-Jayne Austin Ruby Robinson
Libby Hird
Isabella Barrett Yvette Saunders
Macie Ingham
Thomas Berger Rida Shahid
Ayan Khalid
Tom Boothman Jolie Shaw
Sofia Kobylecka
Isabelle Chew William Shuttleworth
Mia Law
Grace Clegg Alisia Sturzu
Jessica Livesey
Freya Craddock Grace Waddle
Faye Livesey
Elliott Dickinson Mynnie Williams
Olivia MacdonaldPride in Presentation
Pride in Presentation
Pride in Presentation
Pride in Presentation
Pride in Presentation
Pride in Presentation
Pride in Presentation
Accelerated Reader March Certificates
Congratulations to the following students who have achieved the Accelerated Reader ‘Steps
to Success’ Certificates from 15 December 2021 – 25 March 2022
Ready Reader Certificates
Read independently: Accumulate 5 AR points on books
Read to, Read With and/or Read Independently
Year 7
Anya Ahmed Madison Newhouse Independent Reader Certificates
Hanifa Ahmed Jakub Perczak Read independently: Pass Reading
Izobel Anderson Miley Potts Practice quizzes for 3 books at a 1.2 book
Amelia Ashton Billy Robinson level or higher. Accumulate 10 points
Isabella Barrett Freddy Simpson Year 7
Mikolaj Bednarski Oliver Singleton Harry Brown
Zachary Beresford Owen Stephenson
Jack Berger Year 9
Dainton Tennent
Maddison Berry Lottie Robinson
George Turner-White
Aiden Bradshaw
Grace Waddle
Miya-Elize Cassie
Eddie Catlow Sonny Wade
Tyler Catlow Ethan Walsh Rising Reader Certificates
Olly Challoner George Whitworth Read independently: Pass Reading
Oscar Clayton Ruby Wilson Practice quizzes for 3 books at a 1.6 book
Scarlett Coop level or higher. Accumulate 10 points
Year 8
Harvey Dickinson Year 8
Poppy Ashton
Sophie Dix Brandon Lucas
Ciaran Daly
Summer Fitzpatrick Olivia Ralph
Noah Fraser Ryan Hardwick
Maisie Garner Finnlay Ross Year 9
Noah Gaul Joshua Rothwell Noah Syers
George Hall Ross Swindells
Tyler Hargreaves Rosie Williams
Solomon Hartley
Year 9
Skye Jarvis
Mohammad Abdullah
Saba Khan
Maisie Livesey Rosie Parkinson
Madison Macdonald
Harvey Marshall
Bella McCredie
Arabella Nesbitt-HancockAccelerated Reader March Certificates
Congratulations to the following students who have achieved the Accelerated Reader ‘Steps
to Success’ Certificates from 15 December 2021 – 25 March 2022
7.1
7.2Accelerated Reader March Certificates
Congratulations to the following students who have achieved the Accelerated Reader ‘Steps
to Success’ Certificates from 15 December 2021 – 25 March 2022
7.3
7.4Accelerated Reader March Certificates
Congratulations to the following students who have achieved the Accelerated Reader ‘Steps
to Success’ Certificates from 15 December 2021 – 25 March 2022
7.5
Year 8Accelerated Reader March Certificates
Congratulations to the following students who have achieved the Accelerated Reader ‘Steps
to Success’ Certificates from 15 December 2021 – 25 March 2022
Year 8
Year 8 7.5
Year 8 Year 9Accelerated Reader
100% Club
The following students have successfully read and
quizzed on their reading book at 100% between the
Year 7
15 December 2021 – 25 March 2022
Zakariya Ahmed x3
Well done and congratulations to
Izobel Anderson
Amelia Ashton Year 7
Ash Bates Maisie Livesey Year 8
Andrew Belton Rosanna Love Holly Houseman
Zachary Beresford Madison Macdonald x2 Brandon Lucas x2
Thomas Berger x2 James Markham Jasmine MacDonald
Jack Berger Bella McCredie x2 Olivia Ralph x2
Maddison Berry Safa Mehmood Muhammad Safdar x2
Lexi Boocock Isobel Naylor x2 Kayleigh Singleton x3
Aiden Bradshaw x2 Hollie Patrick Ross Swindells
Harry Brown x3 Theo Pickles Zara Syers
Eddie Catlow Miley Potts Sam Vaile
Thomas Prior Max Villiers
Tyler Catlow
Billy Robinson x2 Jasmine Walton
Oscar Clayton
Milo Robinson Rosie Williams x2
Evie Clegg
Daisy Simpson x2 Brandon Wolstenholme
Thalia Coldwell
Scarlett Coop Chloe Skaife Year 9
Ruby Dickinson Owen Stephenson x2 Ruby Andrews
Nathan English Dainton Tennent x2 Lily-Grace Clayton
Frazer Foley Freddie Thompson Violet Datkiewicz
Taylor Glennon Mackenzie Thorpe x2 Joshua Glennon
Hassan Gorji George Whitworth x2 Rosie Hill
Marios Gounalakis Year 8 Ty Kollakowski
Kenzie Hargreaves Lana Baines x2 Ruby Milligan x2
Farah Hayat Stanley Blenkhorn Rosie Parkinson x2
Grace Haythornthwaite Grace Clegg Rafael Phipps
Callum Holmes-Brown Francis Colvin Lottie Robinson x2
Oliver Hutchinson Oliver Dewhurst Harvey Spencer
Charlie Idle x3 Jacob Dinsdale
Saba Khan Garth Duffy100% Club
Voucher Winners
15 December 2021 – 25 March 2022
All the names of students who gained
100% on an Accelerated Reader quiz this
term were entered into a prize draw.
Congratulations to Year 7 and 8 students,
Kenzie Hargreaves and Kayleigh
Singleton respectively, who each won a
Love2shop voucher.
Kenzie Hargreaves Kayleigh SingletonAccelerated Reader
Highest Word Count
The following students have read the most
words between the
Year 7 15 December 2021 – 25 March 2022 Year 9
7:1 Arabella Nesbitt-Hancock Well done and congratulations Lottie Robinson 9X1
7:2 Harry Brown Year 8 Noah Syers 9X2
7:3 Olivia Roberts-Brown Grace Clegg 8X1 Annie Wilkinson 9X3
7:4 William Ford Holly Houseman 8X2 Korey Dixon 9X4
7:5 Evie Clegg Hayden Seed 8X3 Rosie Parkinson 9X5
Kayleigh Singleton 8X4
Rosie Williams 8X5
Highest Word Count
The following students have read the most words between the
15 December 2021 – 25 March 2022
Well done to the top readers in Year 7, Harry Brown,
Grace Clegg in Year 8 and. Lottie Robinson in Year 9.
Harry Brown Grace Clegg Lottie Robinson
Well done to Harry who has Well done to Grace who has Well done to Lottie who has
read a total of 544,533 words read a total of 328,898 words read a total of 432,685 words
this term. this term. this term.Staff Shine Awards A massive congratulations to our staff shine award winners.
https://www.gcsepod.com/
A BIG well done to this week’s Top Podders
Alfie-James Harney
William Pearson
Jack Lee
This Terms Top 20 Podders
Leah Dickinson Amelia Garrett
Ciara Duffy Alfie-James Harney
Jacob Miller Oakley Rees
Ewan Bullock Jake Redmond
Alex Waddington Joshua Shailes
Caleb Upton Aaron Livesey
Connor Barr George West
Thomas Pelc Zach Eccles
Henry Brice Danyaal Shazada
Amabel Foster-Bond Jackson Grace
Congratulations to Leah Dickinson who is the Top Podder this term.
Leah received a GCSEPod pen and highlighter!Food Technology
Easter Treats!
This week in food we have been making Cheesecake filled Easter Eggs – a delicious
Easter treat!Sport
Football
Year 11
On Wednesday, 23 March, the Year 11 boys competed in the 6-a-side, Burnley FC
Shadow Youth Team at Nelson and Colne College.
They produced a competitive display throughout the tournament beating a variety of
schools from the Burnley and Pendle area, but were beaten in the final 2-0 by a strong
Park High school team.
Well done, a great effort!
Team: Danyaal Shazada, Kian Noon, Harry Baldwin, Callum Beck, Elliott Dickinson, Leo
Garner, Sam Jackson and Elliott Allen Clark.
Year 8
On Wednesday, 23 March, the Year 8 boys’ B team were competing in the Pendle Schools’
7-a-side Football Tournament at Marsden Heights.
They were very competitive throughout their five matches: they won 2, drew 2, lost 1, but
unfortunately were runners up on goal difference.
Well done!
Team: Harry Middleton, George Fitzpatrick, Luke Green, Alfie Harper, Brandon Lucas,
William Mara, Owen Mara, Garth Duffy, Max Villiers and Stanley Blenkhorn.British Science Week
11-20 March 2022
On Friday a group of Year 9 students visited Catalyst Science Discovery Centre. They were
treated to a 'Whiz Bang Science Show' involving lots of exciting practical demonstrations. They
then got hands on with lots of cool science in the Interactive Gallery. Finally, they went up to
the glass observatory to take in the views over Liverpool, the River Mersey, Widnes and
surrounding areas as well as trying some more interesting science challenges. It was lovely to
see the students enjoying the wonder and excitement of science outside the classroom.British Science Week
11-20 March 2022
Year 7 students had an enjoyable day at the Blue Planet Aquarium.British Science Week
11-20 March 2022
To celebrate British Science Week a group of Year 8 students visited Blackpool Zoo.British Science Week
Year 10 STEM
challenge - to build
a structure out of
balloons and tape
which was strong
enough to hold a
human being.British Science Week Year 8 also did the STEM challenge to construct the 'Tallest Tower' with just 10 paper straws and 1m of sticky tape. Well done to Ben and Bradley who built the tallest tower with a height of 191.5cm - a new West Craven record! George, Conor, Riley and Michael whose tower reached 179.5cm and Zara, Arwen, Olivia and Lexie who reached 164.5cm.
British Science Week
11-20 March 2022British Science Week
11 – 20 March 2022
Year 9 completed a STEM
challenge to construct the 'Tallest
Tower'. Each group were given
just 10 paper straws and 1m of
sticky tape. The winning group
with the tallest tower standing at a
whopping 145.5cm was Rafael,
Isaac, Ollie and Sahil. Sophie,
Florence and Lia-J were in 2nd
place at 135.5cm. 3rd place at
118.5 cm were Shahiryaar and
Mohammad.Bella represents Lancashire The weekend of 12/13 March, enthusiastic runner Bella McCredie travelled to Loughborough to compete in the Inter County Cross Country Finals 2022. To compete in this elite event, you must qualify in the top 8 for your County. Bella ran for the Under 13's Lancashire team which consisted of runners from Years 7 and 8. Bella had an unbelievable start which allowed her to settle into a good pace without being swallowed up in the pack. The race was extremely fast but she held her own regardless of being one of the youngest athletes in this field and finished 128/301, beating more than half of the best runners in Great Britain at just age 11! Well done Bella, another fantastic achievement.
Year 7 and 8 Netball On Tuesday, 15 March, Years 7 and 8 played netball against FisherMore. Our teams go from strength to strength - Year 8 were sensational and won their match 6-4, and played amazingly as a team. Well done to Lexie Allen who was player of the match. Year 7 faced tough opposition, which included county players. Our girls put on a brilliant display and demonstrated our core value of the week resilience, but after a difficult game lost 19-9. Player of the match was Grace Waddle, well done.
Distinction for Madi
Many congratulations to Year 8
student, Madi McNamara for not only
passing her latest Cheer Dance, Gold
Bar 1 exams, but for gaining the
highest grade of distinction across all
sections for both dances.
We hope Madi is proud of her
achievements and of all the hard work
she puts into dance classes, exams
and competitions. Well done!
Netball
Well done to Year 7 and 8 students who played Primet at Netball on Tuesday night - their first
ever match. They truly displayed our core values of resilience and ambition and did not give
up despite the strength of the opposition. Well done, you were a credit to the school.
Year 7
Grace Waddle (captain)
Isabelle Teal
Amelia Ashton
Scarlett Coop
Katie Hanson
Hollie Patrick
Hannah Rogan
Hollie Toland
Ruby Wilson
Year 8
Lexie Allen
Ava Craddock
Emily Gray
Evie Higson
Lily Holeyman
Jasmine MacDonald
Jasmine WaltonRunning Success for Brother and Sister Duo! On Friday, 4 March, brother and sister duo, Oscar and Lily-Grace Clayton both collected trophies at the annual prize giving event for Wharfedale Harriers. Year 7 student Oscar, was placed 2nd overall in the under 12s Boys’ Junior Club Championships and Lilly-Grace, Year 9, was placed 3rd overall in the under 14s Girls’ Junior Club Championships – congratulations, these are fantastic achievements! The Junior Club Championships consists of 12 races over the course of 2021, with the best 7 results counting as placings; the races are mainly the BOFRA (British Open Fell Runners Association) fell races over the course of the summer months along with some tricky winter races at the back end of the year. They also received medals for being in the Wharfedale Harriers Cross-country team and an award each for determination in training. Bella finishes 1st Placed Girl at Cunswick Scar Congratulations to keen runner Bella McCredie who finished first girl at Cunswick Scar. Sunday 6th March, was the eighth race of the Kendal Winter League at Cunswick Scar in the Lake District. In this league the under 11s and under 13s race together; Bella finished in pole position and was placed 8/48 overall. This weekend Bella will be running for the Lancashire Cross Country Team in the Inter County Finals in Loughborough – good luck!
Celebrating World Book Day! The 25th anniversary of World Book Day – with the theme ‘you are a reader’- was celebrated by children and staff at Pendle Education Trust’s five schools. The Trust’s secondary school children and staff also dressed up as their favourite characters and at West Craven High School, a fun day including a form time quiz. Staff had taken pictures of their bookshelves at home and students had to guess who they belonged to. Year 10 students also enjoyed visiting Poetry Live in Bradford where they heard from Poet Laureate Simon Armitage and former Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. Students at West Craven High School also enjoyed a day with comic illustrator Kev F Sutherland. He drew a caricature of each student taking part and students produced a page each for a comic book. Lynne Blomley, Pendle Education Trust Executive Principal for Secondary Education, said: “World Book Day is always a highlight of the calendar in our schools, not least because of our focus on being reading academies. We want all our children to be confident and fluent readers, understanding the diversity of our world and appreciating the richness of language, knowledge and human experiences through what we read. “World Book Day is a fantastic way of promoting this to our families and it was fantastic to see so much excitement and creativity in the schools this week.” Congratulations to Mr Ralph for best staff costume as the Plague Doctor from the book Plague, by Tony Bradman and to Charlie Idle for such an innovative costume as Mechagodzilla from the Godzilla Vs Kong novelisation.
Celebrating World Book Day!
Celebrating World Book Day!
Celebrating World Book Day!
Poetry Live! Busy on the Farm
Mrs Woodward arranged a Year 7 student,
fantastic day at Poetry Live in Grace
Bradford for some of our Year 10 Haythornthwaite
students. The students were has been very
treated to a day of seeing and busy on the farm
listening to some of the poets they with the arrival of
study for their GCSE’s. new lambs.
We saw the current poet laureate
Simon Armitage and the previous
laureate Carol Ann Duffy, we were
also lucky enough to the have the Grace with
Head of AQA explain how the Minty, one of
students can achieve their full her favourite
potential in their poetry exams. lambs.
These are the
feeder lambs.
Taken from
their mums as
they were
unable to look
after them.Kev F Sutherland Comic Art Masterclass Kev F Sutherland visited West Craven on Friday, 25th February to deliver two Comic Art Masterclasses to our Year 8 students. Students enjoyed having caricatures drawn of them and they had a great day designing their very own comic book front covers. Here are some photographs from a truly fabulous day!
Kev Sutherland Comic Art Masterclass
West Craven’s Running Talent Thank you to Lily-Grace’s dad for sending us an update on some of our students competing in the Kendal Winter League fell running competition at Kentmere. On Sunday, 20th February, keen fell runner and Year 9 student Lily-Grace Clayton, showed grit and determination to finish fifth in the Under 15s Girls’ category in what can only be described as horrendous conditions during storm Franklin. Lily-Grace, who runs for Wharfedale Harriers, is currently in fourth position in the Under 15s Girls’ Championship standings. Lily-Grace demonstrates our core ASPIRE values with the commitment she shows towards the sport she loves. Also competing was brother and sister duo Logan and Bella McCredie. Year 7 student Bellla finished in second place in the Under 13s Girls’ category and Logan, Year 9, finished third in the Under 17s Boys’ category. Some fantastic results!
West Craven’s Running Talent
On Friday 11th February three keen runners
attended the Red Rose Cross Country
League end of season awards evening at
Leigh Sports Village, Greater Manchester.
Year 11 student, Ciara Duffy was part of the
under 17s girls’ team representing Clayton
Le Moors Harriers. Ciara’s team finished in
first position to become the Red Rose Cross
Country Under 17s Girls’ Champions.
Year 7 student, Bella McCredie, representing
Clayton Le Moors Harriers, finished sixth in
the under 13s girls’ race; Bella’s team also
finished in first place and were the Red Rose
Cross Country Under 13s Girls’ Champions.
Year 9 student, Logan McCredie finished in
sixth place in the Under 15s boys’ category,
representing Barlick Fell Runners.
All awards were presented by Keely
Hodkinson the Olympic 800m silver
medallist.
More fantastic results from our talented
runners!
Legally Blonde the Musical JuniorLegally Blonde the Musical Junior What better way to spend a wet and windy Wednesday night, in half term, than at Pendle Hippodrome Youth Theatre? Mrs Price went to view the production of Legally Blonde The Musical Junior, and had an excellent time. The cast and crew put together a fabulous performance, drawing on their skills to raise the roof on opening night. It was a delight to see West Craven students, Natalie, Isla and Faith, dancing, singing and acting together as part of the Youth Theatre, as they told the love story of Elle Woods and Warner Huntington 3rd as they joined Callahan's class at law school, and what happened during that time. Former West Craven Student, Eden led the Delta Nu girls in supporting Elle as she worked through law school turning to her trusty hairdresser, Paulette, when the chips were down. Every member of the cast, their crew and supporting team should be very proud of what was an inspiring and clear performance. The time and effort put in by all the young people, especially Natalie, Faith, Isla and Eden, was clear to see. Mrs Price had a thoroughly enjoyable night and can't wait for next January's performance of Nativity The Musical! Mrs Price, Head of Geography West Craven cast members: Natalie Barritt, Faith Hargreaves, Isla Rigby and former student Eden Barritt.
Legally Blonde the Musical Junior
Former Student Eden to
attend NODA Awards
This spring, former student Eden Barritt will finally be
going to the North West Regional NODA Awards which
were postponed in 2020 due to covid. Eden has been
nominated for the North West Award after winning the
District Award.
Also, the review for Legally Blonde Junior has just been
released with a glowing review for Eden. Well done!West Craven Easter – Home Fitness Challenge
To help you keep on top of your fitness and to introduce good habits, we have a fitness
challenge for our Year 7 students and parents. Students who complete as many of these
sessions, signed off by a parent, will receive a reward. You can issue ClassCharts points
by clicking on the sporting icon in Classcharts when each workout is completed.
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